Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 125
Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (D) at Astrodome
CHI N 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sperring ss,3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Madlock 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 Cardenal lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 Trillo 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 Swisher c 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 8 3 3 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Trillo-Kessinger-Thornton, Kessinger-Trillo-Thornton. E: Sperring (11), Thornton (10). BATTING - HR: Cardenal (8,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on 2 out). SH: Monday (5,off Roberts). SF: Swisher (3,off Roberts). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Trillo (5,2nd base by Roberts/May); Thornton (2,2nd base by Sosa/May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Gross rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 6 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Howard (11,off R. Reuschel); Gross (11,off R. Reuschel). 3B: Gross (9,off R. Reuschel). GDP: Rader (11,off R. Reuschel); Cabell (9,off R. Reuschel). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R. Reuschel W(9-13) 9 8 2 0 1 4 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(7-14) 7 7 3 3 1 2 1 28 Sosa 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo Ejections: Bill Madlock by Art Williams [Call at 1B (Profanity)] Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 7039 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Sperring ss Howard cf 2. Monday cf Gross rf 3. Madlock 3b Cruz lf 4. Cardenal lf Johnson 1b 5. Morales rf May c 6. Thornton 1b Rader 3b 7. Trillo 2b Helms 2b 8. Swisher c Metzger ss 9. R. Reuschel p Roberts p CUBS 1ST: Sperring singled to left; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sperring to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Bill Madlock ejected by 1B umpire Art Williams; Cardenal singled to center [Sperring scored]; Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: KESSINGER REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING SS); SPERRING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Howard doubled to first; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Howard to third]; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Howard out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Trillo singled to right [Thornton to third]; Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thornton scored]; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Trillo (pitcher to shortstop); Sperring was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Rader popped to first; Helms reached on an error by Sperring [Helms to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (third to first); Kessinger lined to center; Cardenal homered; Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Howard struck out; Gross tripled to right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Thornton lined to third; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson struck out; May singled to second; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring struck out; Monday singled to shortstop; Kessinger forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Metzger flied out to left; Roberts flied out to left; Howard singled to second [Helms to second]; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Morales flied out to left; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Johnson walked; May lined to left; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to third; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Swisher walked; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first) [Swisher to second]; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to right; BOSWELL BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Boswell flied out to right; Howard reached on an error by Thornton [Metzger to third, Howard to first]; Gross doubled to center [Metzger scored (unearned), Howard scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Monday struck out; Kessinger walked; Cardenal lined into a double play (second to first) [Kessinger out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson flied out to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Thornton forced Morales (second to shortstop); Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Trillo walked; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to center; CABELL BATTED FOR SOSA; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 3 8 2 5 Astros 2 8 0 7
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